Early Bird Registration for Connect Ends Today -- September Samvera Community Newsletter
Heather Greer Klein
In this issue:
Early Bird Registration for Samvera Connect 2025 Ends Today - Register Now to Save
Final call! Seats are still available! Hyku/Hyrax Developer Training Camp in Pittsburgh this October - Registration ends today!
Welcome to our newest Samvera Partner, Amigos Library Services
Working and Interest Group meetings for the month of September
In case you missed it:
1 – Early Bird Registration for Samvera Connect 2025 closes Monday, September 8th
Extra weekday added - you have through 11:45PM ET on Monday to register at the Early Bird rate!
Visit the event website for full details and the latest updates:
Register now for Samvera Connect 2025
Registration Rates:
Early Bird (through September 8): $200 USD
General (September 9 - 30): $250 USD
Your conference registration includes:
Access to all sessions on Tuesday, October 21 and Wednesday, October 22
Buffet-style lunch both days, including a traditional Taquiza with vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options
Coffee breaks with light snacks throughout the day
A Tuesday evening reception near the conference hotel with drinks and hors d’oeuvres
A half-day unconference and Partner Meeting on Thursday, October 23, including coffee and snacks
Complimentary van transportation between the conference hotel and venue each day
Samvera Connect 2025 t-shirt
Pre-Conference Workshops Monday morning, October 20
Add workshops to your registration for an additional $20 USD fee. All workshops include a coffee break with snacks.
Sessions include:
All Things Allinson Flex: A Technical Deep Dive into Flexible Metadata in Hyrax
Flexible Metadata in Hyku
Samvera 101: Community and Technology
Travel and Hotel Information
We’ve secured a block of rooms at the BelAir Unique Hotel, our designated conference hotel. Complimentary shuttle service between the hotel and venue will be provided each day. We’re waiting on a new group reservation link for online reservations, which will be shared soon.
Program at a Glance
Monday, October 20: Half day of pre-conference workshops
Tuesday, October 21: Plenary sessions + evening reception
Wednesday, October 22: Plenary sessions + evening dine-arounds
Thursday, October 23: Half day of unconference sessions + Partner Meeting
We’re thrilled to gather in person this year and are grateful to our hosts at El Colegio de México for helping create a welcoming, affordable event that celebrates both community and the vibrant culture of Mexico City.
2 – Final Call! Seats are still available for the Hyku/Hyrax Developer Training Camp in Pittsburgh this October
Today is the final day to register!
Are you familiar with Ruby on Rails and looking for professional development? Would your institution benefit from local Hyrax or Hyku technical expertise?
Join our Hyku/Hyrax Developer Training Camp in Pittsburgh this October for a low-cost, high impact opportunity for cohort-based training to demystify the Hyrax and Hyku technology stack and introduce the fundamentals of community code contribution.
There is no registration fee for this training opportunity. The costs for content development and revision, development environment creation, delivery from a professional onsite trainer, and three days of lunches are all being covered by contributions from both the Samvera Foundation (paid for through Samvera Partner annual dues) and the Sustaining Hyku community project.
In exchange, the Samvera Board is asking that each attendee’s institution commit to providing 80 hours (one two week sprint) of volunteer developer participation in Hyrax and/or Hyku community maintenance sprints in 2026.
See all the details including a high level syllabus, and sign up on the training event wiki page.
3 – Welcome to our newest Samvera Partner, Amigos Library Services
The Samvera Community is pleased to announce that Amigos Library Services (Amigos) has joined as our newest Service Provider Partner, reinforcing their commitment to the continued growth and sustainability of Samvera’s open-source solutions.
Amigos is a 501(c)3 non-profit membership-based organization dedicated to serving libraries through the sharing of collections, services, and opportunities. With nearly 500 members, including public, academic, and special libraries across Texas, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, and Kansas, Amigos is well-positioned to represent the diverse needs of libraries and cultural institutions of diverse sizes and contexts.
The Samvera Community extends a warm welcome to Amigos Library Services to Samvera Partnership. Learn more about Samvera Partnership and how it enables collaboration, powers good open source governance, and ensures the sustainability of our critical shared digital repository infrastructure.
4 – Working and Interest Group meetings for the month of September
See all Samvera calls, meetings, and events on the Samvera Public Calendar
Weekly Samvera Tech call - all are welcome to the weekly call on Wednesdays at 12PM ET/9AM PT to discuss any and all technical issues from all versions of software, documentation requests, and open pull requests. Add the weekly Samvera Tech call to your calendar
Hyrax Interest Group - next meeting is Wednesday, September 10th at 11:30AM ET/8:30AM PT – Add the Hyrax Interest Group meetings to your calendar
Avalon User Roundtable - next meeting is Monday, September 15th at 1PM ET/10AM PT – Add the Avalon User Roundtable meetings to your calendar
Repository Management Interest Group - next meeting is Monday, September 15th at 3PM ET/12PM PT - each month’s meeting is scheduled by a vote in the #repository-management channel on Slack.
Documentation Interest Group - next meeting is Tuesday, September 16th at 2:30PM ET/11:30AM PT – Add the Documentation Interest Group meetings to your calendar
Outreach & Engagement Working Group - next meeting is Wednesday, September 17th at 12PM ET/9AM PT – Add the Outreach & Engagement Working Group meetings to your calendar
Samvera Metadata Interest Group - The next meeting is Tuesday, September 23rd at 2PM ET/11AM PT – Add the Metadata Interest Group meetings to your calendar
Hyku Interest Group - the next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, September 25th at 11:30AM ET/8:30AM PT – Add the Hyku Interest Group meetings to your calendar
Hyrax Fedora 6 Working Group - next meeting is Friday, September 26th at 9AM ET– Add the Hyrax Fedora 6 Working Group meetings to your calendar
Monthly Samvera Partners call - all staff of Samvera Partner institutions are welcome to join the monthly call for discussion, demos, updates, and information about Samvera governance. Add the monthly Partner call to your calendar
Chat with Heather Greer Klein, the Samvera Community Manager, by scheduling time during Community Manager Office Hours